Cataract Loop Trail

Summit County - Eagle County - Clear Creek County

Lower Cataract Lake is located 25 miles northwest of Silverthorne, CO in the Eagles Nest Wilderness Area of the White River National Forest. The Cataract Loop Trail circles the lake on gentle grades and mild terrain that's well suited for families, runners, anglers and winter recreation. Though short, visitors will enjoy a wide range of ecotones that include open sage fields, thick aspen groves, dense spruce-fir forests and colorful riparian zones around the lake and its inlet stream.